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How much does a Morgan Silver Dollar weigh?


Jun 03, 2013

How much does a Morgan Silver Dollar weigh?

A Morgan dollar weighs 26.73 grams with a metal composition of 90% silver and 10% copper

A Morgan Dollar weighs 26.73 grams and is made of .900 silver to .100 copper.  Making it .77344 oz of actual silver.  Even though it's a called a silver dollar it doesn't mean it's 100% silver.

So how much is the silver worth in your silver dollar? Well that would depend on what the price of silver is today! First off don't get confused between the collectable value of a Morgan versus it's value in silver by weight.

A coin collector might be willing to pay more than it's value in silver depending on the year it was minted, where it was minted the condition of the coin etc If you want to know just the value of silver I found this cool coin calculator that will come up with that number for you, Coinflation.com

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1894 Silver Dollar


May 02, 2013

1894 Silver Dollar

1894 Silver Dollar
Mintage Circulation strikes: 110,000
Proofs: 972
There is no mint mark on the coin which means it was minted in Philadelphia.

1894-O Silver Dollar
Mintage Circulation strikes: 1,723,000
Proofs: 0
Minted in New Orleans

1894-S Silver Dollar
Mintage Circulation Strikes: 1,260,000
Proofs: 0
Minted in San Francisco

Random Facts of 1894

There are no Carson City Morgan Dollars minted in the year 1894

First time Coca-Cola is sold in bottles

Denmark adopts Mid-European time

First college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11

Midwinter Fair opens Gold Gate Park

New York passes 1st state dog license law

1st public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures)

French cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in world record 2:39:18

John Harvey Kellogg patents "flaked cereal"

Decision to hold modern Olympics every 4 years

1894 Lord Kelvin predicted that radio had no future and that heavier than air flying machines were impossible

The word "sneaker" was coined by Henry McKinney, an advertising agent for N.W. Ayer & Sons.

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Morgan Dollar Information

Are error coins valuable?

Are error coins valuable? YES! Again, depending on scarcity, Morgan Dollar error coins can be extremely expensive and highly collectible. Off-center strikes, can price a coin in the $500 to $4000 range easily, but that amount will depend from dealer to dealer. "Cuds" and cracks were portion of the design is physically missing from the coin can sell for around a $100. Blank planchets with flat or raised edges can sometimes fetch $400 or more. Clipped planchets (where blanks are cut improperly) can start at $45 and go anywhere upwards.


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